This handbook is designed to support the present sponsor and to encourage would-be presenters as they take the plunge and sponsor a concert, a residency, or an exhibit by one of a number of artists in the Upper Midwest Region. (Preface). The principal writer is Barbara J. Katz, editor and secondary writer is Margot Willett-Getsinger, with Brooke A. Portmann a contributing writer and editor.

CONTENTS
Preface.
Introduction to sponsorship.
Planning and resources.
Working with the artist.
Resources for finding artists.
Promotion.
Fund raising.
Evaluation.
Projects that work: Seven sponsored projects from around Minnesota.
Is your house in order? (an organizational guide).
Appendix:
     Master timeline.
     Glossary.
     National, state, regional and local resources.
     Map of regional arts councils.
     Tips for school-sponsored programs.
     Sample artist contracts.
     Sample press release, PSA, audience surveys and other miscellaneous resources.
     A manageable, selected bibliography.
     About the Center for Local Arts Development.